, 1887-07-14
The King of the Cannibal Islands
In q Hot Box.
The People Of Hawaii Want u
Reform Bad,
And Propose to Fight for 1t II
Necessary.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.--While all
nationalities were represented in the
successful revolt made against King
Kalakaua, the Americans were pre-
dominant in the revolution, assisted
by English, French and Portuguese
residents. The speeches at the mass
meeting at which demands were made
upon the King were in English, with
the exception of two in the Hawaiian
tongue. The declaration, however,
that the natives were true to the king,
proved misleading, as it was from their
vengeance that Ex-Minister Gibson
seemed most TO fear. The meeting
was presided over by p. G. Jones, n
merchant at Honolulu, who addressed
the meeting, using the following lam
guage: "I feel honored at being NOM
mated chairman of this, the largest
and most important meeting that has
ever assembled in this city. We have
assembled in q constitutional manner,
and propose to conduct it in consti-
tutional manner. We are here for
the purpose of asking for n
good government, II thing
we have not had, but which
We uCShCs WV ioBiScShtt
tives of all nations, are assembled here
and we can afford to conduct ourselves
in firm and dignified manner be-
cause we are firm and determined in
what we ask" VIM. l.. Green, also IA
merchant at Honolulu, and named by
the populace for prime minister, in
the course OF his speech said the gov
ernment had become intolerable and
that it was necessary to demand and
il necessary fight for constitutional
monarchy, w. A. Kinney, another
speaker, said he would prefer to have
the country independent, but the flag
should be kept clean aJ all hazards.
1--WE need n new constitution The
miserable rag we have does not ade-
quately represent, nor impose proper
restriction upon the power of the
throne, the franchise will be recon-
structed and the king will have power
as great as the queen of Great Britain,
and that ought to be enough
for him. If to his own
rights he wants to add the rights Of
rs, 600 subjects he is not going to
have them. A revolution Of thought
WIN "oe iollowed by q revolution OF
arms, as it always has been If our
reasonable requests are not granted"
$. b. DAILY, another speaker, said they
would give the king Just one chance
TO reform and no more. g. X. Bishop,
n resident of the island since lS4O,
said the people must have constitu-
tional reform or fight. l.. A. Thurs
ton, representative from the island
of Molokai, born in Hawaii, said the
king had in the past tried TO stay
revolution by changing the ministry,
but now the people should not stop
short OF new constitution. Il. q.
Ables said the American flag was
what he wanted but Hawaiian
would suit him under new
constitution. Hon. Cecil Brown
said he was Hawaiian. While he
was willing the king should remain ON
the throne. it could only be under IL
new constitution, The speaker said:
IF Queen Victoria were to act rs bold
ly as Kalakaua she would not live an
hour" w. II. Rea spoke in the Ha-
waiian tongue. He said the people
must declare open war against the
king il he refused their demands.
When the committee waited on the
king they found him in an absolute
state of trepidation. His body guard
had disappeared and there was no one
to man any OF the guns which had
been taken into the palace. The king
said he would give an answer at once
to the demands of the populace, but
the committee said they desired his
reply in writing The king then on
the following morning, July 1st, called
upon the foreign diplomatic represen-
tatives to assume direction Of affairs,
but they declined, as already
stated, whereupon the reply OF the
King was forwarded to the committee
of thirteen. The arrest of Walter
Murray Gibson, the deposed minister,
occurred at 10 O'clock on the morning
of July LIST. Col. V. V. Ashford, com
manding the Honolulu Rifles, made
the arrest with squad of his troops.
These troops acted as II royal force,
but on the first sign OF revolution took
sides with the constitutional party.
They number about 200 and are
mainly Americans and Englishmen.
During the night Gibson made incip-
lent attempts to escape, and had he
accomplished his designs there is no
doubt he would have fallen into the
hands OF the infuriated populace.
Gibson is an American and has been a
resident at Honolulu nearly forty years.
His career is well known. In the extra
edition of the Honolulu Gazette, is
sued on the day the Mariposa sailed
the following mention is made OF the
fallen minister; at is sad comment
tary on this mans whole career to
think that he has lived 80 long
and escaped the gallows IN
other lands to be captured
by the very class he laughed at and
spurned in the past, but who now
iaye the whiphand ON this miserable
.pology for human being and VIII
zee TO IL that justice is meted out 10
i'm 70 the full extent ana VINO WIN Al
q -. ~rI his ann .laW tO